Hacketstown

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Hacketstown Baile Haicéid
Town
Main Street
Hacketstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°51′50″N 6°33′25″W / 52.8639°N 6.5569°W / 52.8639; -6.5569
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Carlow
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	653
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	S972801
Website	www.hacketstown.ie

Hacketstown (Irish: Baile Haicéid,^[2] IPA:[ˈbˠalʲəˈhaceːdʲ]), historically known as Ballydrohid (Irish: Baile an Droichead), is a small town and civil parish in County Carlow, Ireland, near the border with County Wicklow. The civil parish extends into County Wicklow.^[3]

It is located on the R747 road at its junction with the R727. The River Derreen flows westwards just north of the town and the River Derry rises just south of the town.^{[citation needed]}